Uncanny Avengers #19

Kang the Conqueror dominates the foreground of Daniel Acuña's striking cover for Uncanny Avengers #19, arm raised in apparent command as a assembled lineup of heroes and villains — including Thor, Havok, a scarlet-clad Spider-Man, Iron Man soaring overhead, and several armored or monstrous figures — array themselves behind him against a deep-space backdrop. The composition raises immediate, compelling questions about whose side everyone is actually on. Rick Remender's "Avenge the Earth Part Two" promises high-stakes cosmic drama, and Acuña's rich, painterly linework makes this one of the more visually arresting chapters of the series' 2014 run.